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Underestimated body

by emje28

My body survives to live another day Slow struggles for breath It fights through the pain My body survives to live another day Tears of great anger Punishments for gains My body survives to live another day Secrets of shame Sick mind to blame My body survives to live another day Killing myself slowly Survival mode on replay My body survives to live another day Emotional scars Will haunt me to my grave My body survives to live another day She plays with the devil Battling fate My body survives to live another day A war that will end In either two ways ...
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